darse la gran vida

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, to give oneself the great life.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdaɾse la ˌɡɾam ˈbida/ [ˌd̪aɾ.se la ˌɣ̞ɾãm ˈbi.ð̞a]
  • Syllabification: dar‧se la gran vi‧da

Verb

darse la gran vida (first-person singular present me doy la gran vida, first-person singular preterite me di la gran vida, past participle dado la gran vida)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) to have a whale of a time, have the time of one's life